Career Awards:
2025 Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll
2024 Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll
2023 Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll
Junior Season (2025):
Competed in six meets during the season... Started season with her first collegiate one mile run, stopping the clock at the LSU Purple Tiger indoor meet in 5:58.71... Best time in the 800-meter dash during the season was 2:29.81 a the Vulcan Invitational hosted by Alabama Birmingham... Only run in the 1,500 meters came at the Lurline Hamilton Invitational at LSU where she crossed the finish line in 5:13.54... Named to the Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll.
Sophomore Season (2024):
Competed in 10 meets for the Lady Lions during the season... Took part in her only 1,500-meter run of the season at the Keyth Talley Invitational, finishing in 5:12.16... Almost exclusively ran in the 800-meter run during the season... Ran her fastest 800-meter run of the season at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships, stopping the clock in 2:23.33... Ran the distance medley relay at the SLC Indoor Championships... Named to the Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll.
Freshman Season (2023):
Made her green & gold debut at the Birmingham-Southern College Indoor Icebreaker, running her first collegiate 800-meter run and was a member of the Distance Medley Relay team... Had her best 800-meter run time of the season at the Pelican Relays, where she finished fifth in 2:24.72...In her only 600-meter run of the season, she crossed the line in 1:53.87 at the LSU Purple Tiger indoor meet... Was part of SLU's DMR team at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships, finishing ninth... Ran the 800-meter run at the SLC Outdoor Championships... Named a member of the Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll.
Prior to Southeastern:
Prepped at Denham Springs High... Was a member of the track & field team as well as the swim team for the Yellow Jackets... Named captain for the swim team in 2021 & 2022... Named All-Academic as a member of the swim team... Ran the 400-meter dash, 800-meter run, and was part of the 4x400-meter and 4x800-meter relay teams... Swam the 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter breaststroke for the swim team... Most exciting event she's witnessed was watching the anchor leg of her 4x400-meter team catch another team's runner from a roughly 100 meters deficit... Biggest sports thrill was setting a new personal best with a significant time drop in the 100-meter breaststroke to qualify for the LHSAA State Championships... Was a leader in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and a member of Jackets Against Destructive Decisions... Also swam for Tiger Aquatics where she raced the 50-meter & 100-meter in both the freestyle & breaststroke.
Personal:
Born September 16, 2004 in Baton Rouge... Daughter of Timothy & Melissa Wilkes... Has five younger siblings - Allie, Kierstyn, Sophia, Timothy Jr., & Jude... Her mother, Melissa, was a cheerleader at Louisiana-Monroe... Likes to swim and go boating... Majors in kinesiology at SLU.
| WILKES'S PERSONAL BESTS |
| DISCIPLINE |
TIME |
EVENT |
DATE |
| 600-Meter Run |
1:53.87 |
LSU Purple Tiger |
January 13, 2023 |
| 800-Meter Run |
2:23.33 |
Southland Conference Outdoor Championships |
May 10, 2024 |
| 1,500-Meter Run |
5:12.16 |
Keyth Talley Invitational |
March 23, 2024 |
| One Mile Run |
5:58.71 |
LSU Purple Tiger |
January 17, 2025 |
Wilkes's Career Results
